1946 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship

Camogie championship April 2022 February 2022 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship 1946 Antrim (2nd title) Marjorie Griffin Galway Monica Duggan 2 The 1946 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship was the high point of the 1946 season in Camogie. The championship was won by Antrim, who defeated Galway by a four-point margin in the final. Moran Mary Mary Moran (camogie) A Game of Our Own: The History of Camogie Cumann Camógaíochta 2011 Dublin, Ireland 460 978-1-908591-00-5Report of final in Irish Press, September 30, 1946Report of final in Irish Independent, September 30, 1946Report of final in Irish Times, September 30, 1946Report of final in Irish Examiner, September 30, 1946Report of final in Irish News, September 30, 1946 Structure With Leinster and Cork unaffiliated, there were just four entrants for the championship. Tipperary beat Kerry 3–4 to nil in Cahir. Clare beat Tipperary 2–2 to 1–1 in Nenagh and had a bye from unaffiliated Cork in the final to win the Munster championship. Galway beat Mayo 5–0 to 2–1 in the Connacht final at Coyne's field in Westport. Clare then took and lost a six-point lead against Galway in the All Ireland semi-final with goals from Mary Mulcahy and Nora Donnelly, then led again through another two goals from Sadlier and O'Donnell before goals from Kitty Greally and Josie Melvin and a point from Rita Clinton gave Galway victory. Dublin beat Wicklow in the final of an alternative Leinster championship. Final Gate receipts at the final at Corrigan Park were £250. Final stages Semi-Final Galway 5–2 – 4–0 Clare Nenagh September 29Final Antrim 4–1 – 2–3 Galway Corrigan Park FFFFFF FFD700 FFFFFF FFD700 000000 AntrimFFFFFF 800000 FFFFFF 800000 000000 Galway Antrim: GK 1 Mary Ann Donnelly (Ballycastle)FB 2 Celia Quinn RWB 3 Kathleen Rainey (Dunloy)CB 4 Kathleen Dooey (Dunloy)LWB 5 Marjorie Griffin (Capt)MF 6 Nancy Mulligan (Deirdre)MF 7 Patsy Smith (Gael Uladh)MF 8 Ita O'Reilly RWF 9 Mavis Madden (Gael Uladh) (1–0)CF 10 Winnie Storey (1–0)LWF 11 Sue McKeown (2–0)FF 12 Eithne Henry (Loughgiel) (0–1) Galway: GK 1 Kathleen McGinn (UCG) FB 2 Catherine Griffin (Galway City)RWB 3 Monica Duggan (Galway City) (Capt)CB 4 Philomena Noone (Caltra)LWB 5 Ann Glynn (Fohenagh)MF 6 Mary Lohan (Tuam)MF 7 Annie McDermott (Caltra) (0–2)MF 8 Rita Clinton (Fohenagh) (0–1)RWF 9 Kitty Greally (Maree)CF 10 KP Greally (Maree) LWF 11 Josie Melvin (Galway City) FF 12 Celia Mulholland (Galway City) (2–0) Match Rules 50 minutes Replay if scores level Maximum of 3 substitutions See also All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Wikipedia List of Camogie players National Camogie League Camogie All Stars Awards Ashbourne Cup References External links Camogie Association Historical reports of All Ireland finals All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship: Roll of Honour Camogie on facebook Camogie on GAA Oral History Project All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship 1945 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship 1947 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship 1932–present Category:1946 in camogie 1946